| INYO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA | ||
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2386 Listings |
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| Page: 1 of 5 | Section: 1-5 of 24 | Place Names: | A-Da | |
| Page: 2 of 5 | Section: 6-10 of 24 | Place Names: | Da-Is | |
| Page: 3 of 5 | Section: 11-15 of 24 | Place Names: | It-No | |
| Page: 4 of 5 | Section: 16-20 of 24 | Place Names: | No-Sp | |
| Page: 5 of 5 | Section: 21-24 of 24 | Place Names: | Sq-Zu | |
| Population: | 17,945 2000 census | |
| Area: | 6,522,930 Acres | |
| County Seat: | Independence 1866 - present | |
| Date: 1866 | From Mono and Tulare County | |
| Mining Districts | ||
| Name | Type | |
| Historical Landmarks | ||
| Number |
Name |
Date |
| 208 | San Francis Ranch | August 22, 1861 |
| 209 | Site of Bend City designated as seat of Coso County, but the county was never formed |
1860 |
| 211 | Mayfield Canyon Battleground | April 8, 18162 |
| 223 | Site of Putnam's Cabin | August 1861 |
| 229 | Mary Austin's Home | |
| 230 | First Permanent White Habitation in Owens Valley | August, 1861 |
| 349 | Camp Independence (Fort) | July 4, 1862 |
| 441 | Burned Wagons Point | 1849 |
| 442 | Death Valley Gateway | December, 1849 |
| 443 | Valley Wells | 1849 |
| 444 | Bennett-arcane Long Camp | 1849 |
| 507 | Grave of 1872 Earthquake Victims | March 26, 1872 |
| 537 | Cottonwood Charcoal Kilns | June, 1873 |
| 752 | Furnace of the Owens Lake Silver-Lead Company | 1869 |
| 773 | Old Harmony Borax Works | 1882 |
| 796 | Farley's Olancha Mill Site | December, 1862 |
| 811 | Bishop Creek Battleground | April 6, 1862 |
| 826 | Old Stovepipe Wells | |
| 848 | Eichbaum Toll Road | 1926 |
| 850 | Manzanar Relocation Center | 1942 |
| 934 | Temporary Detention Camps for Japanese Americans - Manzanar Assembly Center | 1942 |
| 953 | Laws Narrow Gauge Railroad Station and Yard | 1883 |
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Census Totals |
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| 1850 | 1860 | 1870 | 1880 |
| 1,956 | 2,928 | ||
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Territorial History |
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| 1866 | Created from Mono and Tulare County |
| Territory from Mono to Inyo (1870) | |
| Territory from Mono to Inyo (1866) | |
| Territory from Tulare to Inyo (1866) | |
| Territory from San Bernardino to Inyo (1872) | |
| Territory from Kern to Inyo (1872) | |
| This county got its name from the Indian name for the mountains in its area. The Indian meaning for inyo is "dwelling place of the great spirit." |
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